Although the title of the film is translated as "the liar of the rivers and lakes", there are not too many cheating experiences and tricks in the film. This is a movie about small people struggling and transcending in their lives. It is an inspirational story about winning or losing and personality, money and emotions. The protagonist, Eddie, has outstanding skills and flair, but because of his youth and vigor, he won first and then lost to the "Minnesota Fatty". From then on, he only thought of revenge. For this reason, he could avoid friendship, neglect love, and abandon his self-esteem until his girlfriend's suicide made him vigilant. Such blind pursuit only resulted in perverted, twisted and disability ( crippled). Just like the speculator Bert, he seems to be well-versed in the world and always wins but never loses, but the price is to become ashamed and cold-blooded. What's the point of making money like a machine? Life should have more beautiful things to pursue and nostalgia. Sarah's role is to balance and promote the entire film. Although she was drunk and lame, she fell in love with Eddie when he was high-spirited, accompanied him when he was depressed, and (attempted) to dissuade him when he fell in a daze, until the last "corpse remonstrance" finally made Eddie complete the redemption.
This is the first Paul Newman movie I watched, and it really deserves its reputation. With this film, he won both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, but both lost to Maximilian Schell of "Nuremberg Trial." His Dream of the Golden Man will not be realized until he plays Fast Eddie again in the film's sequel "The Color of Money" 25 years later, and so far many people think that it is actually a belated affirmation of his outstanding performance in the film. In fact, in addition to Newman, several other major actors have also received a lot of acclaim. The Oscars were nominated for Best Actress and Two Best Supporting Actors. (George Scott rejected the nomination because he couldn’t understand the Oscar system. The first actor in history to do so), but unfortunately they all missed it. Director Robert Rossen worked as a billiard liar when he was young, so it's no wonder that he was handy in shooting. He was nominated for Oscar for Best Director and Best Screenplay.
This film was selected as one of the top 10 greatest sports movies by AFI in 2008. After it was released that year, it also set off a wave of billiards nationwide. Billiards world champion Willie Mosconi, as the technical director of the film, helped Newman play some stunt balls; in addition, he also played a small role, that is, the guy who helped Eddie and the fat guy temporarily keep the bets.
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